We do run ads from affilaite programs at linkshare. But still I hate to say it, we have a 100% NO SPYWARE policy on any ad. Also it's pattently unfair for them to block us because we run ads on our site. I understand some people want to run 'ad free' on the net. But we don't charge anyone to accesss the site, join the forum or read anything because of those ads. Otherwise we'd be forced to charge subscription and membership fees.

Maybe you can enlighten them on that. or better yet. Direct him to this thread so we can actually dialogue. (as he wouldn't reply to my email.)

We've tried to contact them but they do not respond to us. If you are user of their product and it's blocking a site like ours that you use, please contact them directly and tell them that they are blocking a site incorrectly. Or at least get them to tell us what we need to do to be in 'compliance'. We're NOT doing anything here on DVD Talk out of the ordinary. We are just running basic ads on the site.

For some reason we’re listed in the Hosts file (our ad server at least: ads.kleinman.com). We do not EVER serve any spyware or other malicious ads. We’re just an independent web site serving our own ads.